Cost of living comparison
compared to
South Bend vs. Porto Cost of Living Summary
South Bend is 17.9% more expensive than Porto.
South Bend vs. Porto Cost Breakdown
If you lived in South Bend instead of Porto, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
|
Porto
|
South Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.68
€10.21
|
$15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€8.17
|
$7.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
€1.96
|
$1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.37
|
$1.41
|
|
Porto vs. South Bend - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.7% more for groceries
|
Porto
|
South Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
€1.37
|
$2.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.39
|
$5.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.71
|
$3.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
€2.88
|
$2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
€2.95
|
$4.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.00
|
$0.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.69
|
$0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$0.72
|
|
Porto vs. South Bend - Cost of groceries
pay 1.9% more for transportation
|
Porto
|
South Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.70
€6.73
|
$3.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.72
€40.85
|
$35.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,037.93
€30,636.92
|
$34,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.63
€9.29
|
$20.70
|
|
Porto vs. South Bend - Cost of transportation
pay 15.0% more for housing
|
Porto
|
South Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
€34.83
|
$60.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.59
€1,066.40
|
$1,625.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$941.08
€822.88
|
$825.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.89
€92.59
|
$93.79
|
|
Porto vs. South Bend - Cost of housing
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Porto
|
South Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.96
€425.80
|
$950.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,161.00
€8,884.71
|
$21,000.00
|
|
Porto vs. South Bend - Cost of childcare
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto
|
South Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
€3.06
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
€1.93
|
$4.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€5.77
|
$6.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.72
€41.72
|
$42.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
€8.17
|
$14.00
|
|
Porto vs. South Bend - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 46.7% less for clothing
|
Porto
|
South Bend
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$113.29
€99.06
|
$39.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.96
€31.44
|
$29.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.48
€86.11
|
$50.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.78
€98.61
|
$50.00
|
|
Porto vs. South Bend - Cost of clothing
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